Hook Up The Controls - GREAT PLANES Escapade Instruction Manual

Optional slow-speed performance enhancement for
inexperienced pilots: To improve rudder control and stall
characteristics of the Escapade at slow speeds, use the
templates on page 8 to make the optional wing struts from
1/16" x 3/8" medium hardness balsa (not included). The
longer optional struts will increase the wing dihedral and
build in washout (an upward twist in the trailing edge of the
wing near the tips). This option is not necessary for
experienced pilots.
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8. Trim the ends of two 1/16" balsa wing struts (13) to fit
the wing and fuse. Enlarge the slots if necessary. Cut the
bottom of the aft strut at an angle to fit the bottom of the
front strut. Permanently glue the struts into position.
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9. Fit, then glue the wing struts to the other side of the
fuselage and the wing the same way.

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1. Glue the stab and fin to the fuselage with 30-minute
epoxy. Make sure the fin is centered on the molded-in seam
on the top of the fuselage. Before the epoxy hardens, view
the wing and fuse from behind. If necessary, raise or lower
one side of the stab until it is parallel with the wing. Fill any
gaps between the fuse and the bottom of the stab with
additional epoxy. Use pins to hold the stab in position until
the epoxy has fully hardened.
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